Mandy]. 545- ‘ 7.50. 10.00. I 6.75» I I OUT PRICES } WOOLEN WAISTS. $ .98; were $1.50. 1.25; were 2.00. 1.50; were 2.50. £95; were 3.00. 2.95: were 5.00. IIIIIIIIs [Ilillll’ III _IIIII III; IIIIIIIiIIn .I‘IIIIIIIIIIII III llIIiIIIII Islam IIIIIII IlIsIIIIIIIIIIIIl M» a»... - , ORK, Feblualy lwA van With silks. feathers, mlillncry. generai merchandise said to h 015 000, sent out by the Am- prosi Company for whole- him as in this city to retailers ill 36 ey towns. is reported to have ted. Detectives have found a and vehicle in this city. at of the goods or driver can ‘ var was not one of the com- odiployea but was furnished the conveyance; by a dcllvety The fact that the goods aen delivered at their destin- ~»learned only when com-. the retailers had been its to the wholesale houses. ‘" ”1 . STUDENT SUICIDES. ’ HELENA February 4-Bei- dado. forty years of age of' rk. a student in the Pennsyl. "demy of Fine Arts. commit- ,cid .today in her room. of a ’ house in this city. She swal- rb‘ollc acid. stabbed herself la ,n the breast and inhaled ll- Ming sea I NDMID OIL DIVIDEND. YORK. Feblualy 4—«1‘Ihe di of the Standard Oil Company Jersey declared a dividend of are today. This is the name he corresponding quarter last th year before. m" e'LF or yssssLs. . February 4—Ar2rlved . onla from Liverpool. - aylpr is in Bridge- at; as short to secure DuI‘f Nnchola. of New F'Wllllam Jefferson have It. Del.. after remaining at ”VI oIIIthe winter In nan- . .. MI . . to Box. regular price, Assorted lot ros- 13W ‘of Vanuatu an I WIIIIII l ‘ their ' Wabash. old». will TOOAY lN WALL STREET. WALL STREET. 10:10 a. m.-Yes~ terday’s features in the stock market continued prominent in the opening deals. The Minneapolis. St. Paul and Saulte Ste Marie stocks were strong, the preferred rising 1%. Sugar gained nearly a point and the large demands for Southern Pacific lifted it a large fraction There were 4.200 shares of It‘yppcr sold at the opening at 75% to II) compared with 75% last. night. and the price sagzed tluthcl on subsequent dealings. WALL STREET. ii a. m.-~Stocks weakened immediately and then lost small rises Lackawauna and Delawalc & Hudson declined a point and Linseed 21.4.Supportln'g ordels ap- peared later in Amalgamated and when ,stock recovered to 70% sugar was tak~ en in hand and lifted to 128%. This buying helped other 'stocks somewhat. Lackawanna Jumped 6% points. to 295%. Duluth, South Shore & Atlan- tic preferred. advanced 1%. Rock Island 50, and Tennessee Coal a point. Othel changes were fractional. WALL STREET. 1 p. m.»Prices broke sharply on t.l€ announcement of gold exports for Thursday. Lackawan- na reached four and Brooklyn Transit, Manhattan. Sugar. Rock Island. St. Paul and Sault Ste Marie stocks 1 to 11,0. Nashville. Chattanooga and St. l.‘ouia jumped one half on light trans- actions and Canadian Pacific rose over a point Amalgamated Copper fell to M. The market became almost life- less. but hardened slightly. TODAY'S QUOTATIONS. Reports over private wire of E. A Bohme. commission broker. Swartll I! Corbett’s block 80th Nor-walk. . Open High Low 1:80 Am. Copper. 7555 759;. 74 745i. Locomotive 321 325$ 32 ‘ 325' Am. S. R. Co. 127% “£895 126011270. Atchlsou. 701/4 76% 765‘ 76% Atchlsou, pfd., 971,4,- 975‘ 97% 97% Bolt. I0 Ohio,.103 103% 10.1 1031,91 Ellyn. R. 'l‘., 00 any. 05% 05% Chi. & N. W., 214 214 C. M. & 8t. P. 104 1.0454 163% 1083/4 Chi. R. l. & P. 162% 103 101% 161% D. a H. Can, 173% Ht 178“ 173% U. S. Steel. 431/. 433,5. 435‘ 43% U. 8. Steel old. 93% 9354 93% 223% (320.101. (30.. 380% 10455 10354; 1045. 56% Lou. & Nash. 103% 1303‘ 135%. 135%, Nor. 0: West 50% Man Consul. 135% 1721/. 170% 172% our 63 Metropolitan. 170% M. K. &T. p"! 53 Miss. Pacific 102%; 10"“ 1.13; N Y. O & 11.18154. 1625‘” T I N. Y.. 0. It W.. 33% M 80% Reading 2d., till lid 08 ' 63% Pacific Mall. 46 Pennsylvania 149% 14005. 149% ”it? .43 Pcoplestlas 90 I 0 sexy» who. ahead...“ I . . ‘1’. 0R; pfd..‘82 _ ’_ Sou. Railway. 3W.“ can a Sou Ry. pill. 94% BM. ii 04% "3011 Pacific 03% 635‘ 62% 62% con. 0. 0.1.. 08% 04 08 0874. U. 3'}; Leather. 11% 11% 111/. ”5‘ ; Uhioh dim loin I‘m mm with liaPsc prl. 805‘ 80% 88% iii: . Welt. union. 91 III; In , In WW ~ month. In. It in new raw mm on push: out .. .nwv The Palaters' Union will hold an inl- nortsnt location tomorrow night. ' expel-tn ‘ ? Ice the laughing comedian, is sure to 1m pron speaks of him in the highest The following odl rial from an ex- news out of the paper. is an a common to almost every ”Willa”? "The practice of ‘kecping l ”P“ out of the paper' makes it very dlh‘lc‘ult for a daily newspaper to do its duty and give all the new There are interested parties ready to throw themselves into the breach at every opportunity occur- reuse. and lmportuue the newspapers not to publish facts. There is hardly a week of the year when the newspa- pers oi every city are not called upon to suppress some news item and some- times it happens several times a week. Men will ask and expect an item of news to‘be suppressed when the entire community is already talking about it They will ask the editors and publish- ers not to mention a. certain occur- rence. when, an a matter of fact. its publication would harm no one “if the paper declines to leave out the item the applicant becomes very indignant: if It yields and a contempor- my 121th publishes the new It never Occurs to the gentleman that he has injured the legitimate business of a newspaper. and that he ought to apol» exits and do so no more. On the con- tlary. when a local newspaper ‘leaves out“ an item which appeals later in an outuof—town journal the very men who ask for its‘ suppression are the first to say: “You must read such and such papers to get the news.‘ “Did it evel occur to the men who re» quest a newspaper not to publish accr- tain item that it would be Just as rea- sonable. to ask a merchant not to make a certain sale? newspaper to omit its most attractive feature. and to become tedious and pel- Ihaps tiresome, merely for your own benefit. Possibly you may have basi- noes relutlo‘hs with newspapers That celtalnly gives you no right to make sanctions which amount to the same thing as if some one demanded that you dispense with the most desirable part of your business. I "The newapnpers get tired anti «sick of being importuncd to keep things out. The reporters get discouraged. and newspaper readers. hearing of something which ought to have appear- ed on time. make derogatory remarks at the apparent lack of enterprise man- ifested by the Journal that has been “’01 had and imposed upon." OFFICERS OF CATHOLIC CLUB. homely)!” Elected at the Annual Mooring. Last Evening. at the Club House. The annual meeting of the Catholic Club was held last evening. at the club house ill West avenue. The (Idiom-a chosen wcle: President-4M William J. Tracey Vite Pleeldentwbr. Thomas F. (Blane. . Secretary-«E. J. Finnegan. Translator—William H0\\'.ard Moderatorwli‘athor J .l. Furlong Directors '0! the year 1903.4 J (lavanagh J. J Walsh. James Manner John McMahon John Henry. M. ..l Howard J '1‘. Powers J Smith E. W. Kelly J. 'l‘ Hayes, John W Wohle. M J Riordan louncll for the year 1902~Wllllam Shoshan. William McCormack. Wll liam Cahlll Thomas Kelley Thomas Newman. Frank Millard irvinu Wll mot Frank Kelley Frank Finnegan J. Murray John McGovern, Thomas Dor boy The reports of all the officers showed the club to be in the beat of 00001 tlon in every way. The club now has a membership of seventyclsht RIDMEN'O EN l ERTAINmENT. The entertainment to precede the Iguanas! mask hail of (Juan Tribe of heathen will be an elabdrate affair this season. the talent selected is the best; and the committee is to be con gratulatcd upon securing such artists. ;iHarry Kessier. the tenor soloist. has Ibsen heard by horwaik audiences and as a large number of admirers. AI make a hit 'l‘o no him make: one feel younger: Low Hoffman and Ju- lla Bouinol. the society trpvoaty sketch artists have never been heard in this city. but come very highly rac- ommendod as fun makers. Sam How- III-d Hebrew dialect comedians, u a winner wherever he appears. and the terms. fiaymako‘ro’ Quartet to lure to surprise the audience and may or. study Wonder-la: who this“? quartet napalm of. has the lolly cinte this flowchart. To an Welt of mull” Hallo Hall. ‘ ' ‘5 Mr. Lam“ change in reference 0 the keeping of ‘ You are asking the . Well. coma and . you will humid our them. hint Mona *m .I any ovhningin I' ' that Understand Como 3- n of Janice. Mr. Letitia sat ‘hoavlly down in his armchair on tho south porch. and look- patient but "Hired endurance. , Hocmer' a shed. " he remarked mourn- a constrains up on that roof. I don’t know what saved me, l'nI sure. l’m being spared for some other end. i guess” "if you '0 finished up the window you tcrday. whoa twas so cool and cloudy. ‘twoulcl haye eben full as well." said Miss Lariidh. placidiy rocking in a chair that stood well in the shadow kind 0' talk!" said her brother. in the tone of one who has home all and reached tho limit of his endurance “It than Jim Hosmer himself" “Why. that little nephey 0 his. Bob bio lngalls.‘ has been out close by me ‘most all the time these three days while l’vo been a working on that win- dow. and We had to keep III-drawing him 00‘ into the shade somewhele all day today for foal he’d take hurt from the power 0‘ the sun. “And last off I let him play with the putty a little mite. and i was Just sit- ting under a two with him. and we'd put the window over our heads balanc- ed on two beauties and was saying how 'twould be if We were plants in one 0“ those oonservatorlous when aloua came Mls‘diodmer and lim. "They took the boy off into the I house: leastways she did and he be» can to talk to me about how long l’d been making a simple window and so on and how Mia Hosmer was making complaints of the flies in the shed. go. ‘inu through the window hole _ “i said nothing In reply.” and Mr imrkin had the lock of a noble martyr. 'but i climbed light up. window and all On to that root and finished mv work and came home. Thinks l. ‘JIls- tics is so lacking in some folks it's no use to handy words with em.‘ There was i. paid by the job making no charge for time all wore out enter- taining that venomous. drove up onto a biasing hot roof without a word 0' brain, just because a matter of half a Goren files had worked in through a window hole; when M been outdoor with a swarm of‘ em bottling on me for the better part 0' three days'” tlce.‘ said Miss Larkln, with a curious smile “ "l‘ls so. new. ain't it?" said her an- conscious brotherll. “That's what kind of supported me through the Job. Thinks l. ”it’s Jim Hoamer's ideas that‘s at fault. and I suppose he can't change the whole trend of 'em at his age. “--YouthI's Companion m.-mm ALEX. WILOMAN’S FUNERIAL. Ritual Burial Service of the Mason Gonducted at‘ the Grove. The funeral of Alexander Wildman. was held Sunday afternoon at the home of his sister Miss Susan E. Wll man. 16 Terrace place Danhury. Rev. Alexander Hamilton 61 Norwalk who conducted the services at St James's Episcopal Chulch Sundaly. on account of the illness of the rector. Rev. J. D. Skcne. officiated. There was a large as especially those who belonged to the older Danbury families who had known Mr. Wildman for many years. A delegation of members of Union Lodge 1“. and A. M. of Danbury, was present at the service to do honor to the deceased. who was a member of a southern lodge At the grave in Waco ter cemetery the ritual burial service of the Masons was conducted by the members of Union Dodge. .ua uww‘ WILLEMSTAD? island or Curacao. February 4~Advices received here from Caracas announce that the French government has notified the govern- ment OfIVenezuela that France will not sign the protocol presented by Vene- 00010 for a renewal of diplomatic rela- tions between the two countries. (not' ‘wlthstondln the factithat Voile eia flail scoop all Franco's condio out. In. is immediately authorised to land at La Guyra and protect the in- terests of hid ma». who leased the WWI Us Y impose duties on Vowels who would bed lustrous for emails. » ed at his sister with an expression of ‘ "I've act the window set into Jim . fully. ”and it’ll a mercy I didn't hatch ' “Now we won‘t have any mor 0‘ that - seems as if you hadn't got any more Of . a conception of what Ive undergone ‘ "Folks have different ideas of jus ' attendance of friends and acquaintanc ‘ FRAME! WILL 6:2? DION PRO?!» “ and is really to sign) unless M. Secre- ' estates of Moral Hates. the revolu- ' 000mm: where on 00000023? ulna by the contusion , Japan- of Vent-coin ro- t the compact oftho Much“ i” mat France with im- an. HALF PRICE Clot“ ’ sue a «new ao,ii.olao;‘5"I-' OUR HALF PRICE CLOAK SALE WILL COMMENCE ON SATURDAY. FEERUARY rat. EVERY GARMENT AT ONE-HALF OF THE ORIGINAL PRICE. FIVE DOLLAR COATS FOR TWO FIFTY; TEN DOLLAR COATS FOR FIVE DOLLARS: TWENTY- FIVE DOLLAR COATS FOR TWELVE FIFTY CARPET DEPARTMENT WE HAVE IN OUR LACE CURTAIN STOCK A NUMBER OF ODJ) PAIRS AND BROKEN LOTS.- WHICH WE ARE ANXIOUS TO CLOSE OUT BEFORE INVENTORY. AND ON WHICH WE HAVE PUT PRICES THAT WILL INTEREST YOU. IHOUSEFURNISHIN‘G ‘ DEPARTMENT SPECIAL PRICES ON TOILET WARE AND CARVING SETS: $2.00 TOILET SETS. 32 50 TOILET SETS. $3.00 TOILET SETS. $4.50 TOILET ss'rs. $5.50'TOILET SETS. Tristram 8: Hyatt, Glover’s the Place Economy is a good thing gen. erally. but there is always 0 lim- it in prices below which it is un- safe to so. We are confident that we buy Is close as it is possible. if you care to investigate we don't oh- jact. The lowering Ionuwralurc suggests _- . WARM WEAR FOR THE FEET. Lodles‘Jo-inch Box Calf Storm or skating boot—it's a Somsls —-that means hobby. service- able, and $3.50. ' Ladles’ 10-inch Box Calf Storm or Skating. Boot—waited soles, fall edges: stylish as well as . warm, 33.00 Ladlos' Storm Boot. 10-inch. very good indeed theprlce, . 02.00. Ladles‘ Pat. Enamel Lace Shoes, ‘ full“ toes. heavy soles, dull mat tops and a very swell article. 02-90. Ladles’ Box Golf Shoe. full was. ‘ especially adapted for rough wear, 02.00. Ina S'lloulllatllit HARRIE GOODWIN. _ The Ciolhier $1 49 $1.00 CARVING SETS. 3 ..715 $r.95. $1.25 CARVING SETS, $1.00. $2.45. $1.95 CARVING SETS. $1.65. $345. $0.05 CARVING SETS.I§I~ $1.95. $4.75. I1$3.50‘CARVING SETS. 1 $2195.; N orwg l‘k. Ct. Wear Guido for Nier‘i at. IVER/omen Closing Out Ba.“ ‘alns #IPUQW- Fur Collars and Boas. at sacrifice prices. Ladies’ and Mens' Underwear, at sacrifice prfics. Men' 0 and Boy’ 3 Clothing at sacrifice prices. A} GREAT REDUCIIo-as lN OUR I . i . Our entire winter stock must be closed out before the new spring goods arrive. . , I . I _ ‘ . n . I . ' , I . w.— .' Donor envy your neighbors because they win:- good clothes. . You can wear just. as good if you trade with us.